Chalkboard Painted Clipboards

Chalkboard Painted Clipboards are an easy way to fill up space on your wall and create that vintage industrial farmhouse look!

Do you all love to shop online? I spend so much time looking at cute Farmhouse wares on different sites but when it comes time to bite the bullet and hit the purchase button I squirm a little.

First, because I’m cheap and I’m constantly comparing a piece of decor to a meal for my ever growing boys and their ever growing appetites!

And second, I hesitate because I’m always thinking of a ways to reproduce what I see online in a way that fits within my budget.

I found some incredible clipboards from Antique Farmhouse. (I just love that shop!)

I saw them and immediately took a screen shot on my phone so I wouldn’t forget them. A couple of days passed and I hemmed and hawed about purchasing them. After a week or so, I finally decided, yes! I was going to do it and actually push that little button, but ACK! The deal was gone!

I was heartbroken.

Then I stumbled on an amazing find at my craft store! A set of 3 Clipboards for $9! I knew immediately what I was going to do.

Now this is when Bad Blogger comes in.  In my utter excitement, I failed to take any shots of the DIY process, but lemme tell ya, it’s easy peasy!

DIY Chalkboard Painted Clipboards

1. I taped off the metal clips
2. I searched in my garage for black spray paint and SCORE, I not only had black spray paint, but had black chalkboard spray paint! Total Bonus!
3. Drilled holes for the twine – I didn’t measure, just eyeballed it.
4. Added the twine with knots on the back of the clipboards.

BOOM! Instant Decor for less than a Hamilton!

And here is how they look in our family room:

I love how they pop against my Painted Shutters and Handpainted Window.

When I was at the Country Living Fair in Nashville, I scored these adorable hymn cards.

I loved how the booth styled them in their tablescape with the gorgeous glass bottles, feathers and hymn cards!

The ‘placemats’ were vintage Player Piano Rolls! Isn’t that the cutest? I would have swiped them up, but I knew my boys would destroy them in one day, so I am waiting to add those to our home until they grow out of their puppy phase!

So back to the hymn cards. I loved these little cardboard song cards and they spoke to my singer’s heart and I had to get some.

I knew they would look beautiful in my DIY painted twine-y clipboards!

This little corner of our family room is now a sweet spot, filled with lots of yumminess that I adore!

My handpainted rocks look so lovely next to those music cards from long ago!

The next time a deal passes you by, try searching for an alternative way to create the look you want in the budget you have!

Be sure to give me a follow below and tag me on social media if you try to DIY these yourself. I’d love to hear your comments and see what you create!

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